Which Approach is Better to Drive Brushless DC Motor with PWM Duty Cycle

Question

I'm doing a project that use brushless geared DC motor,

the motor is connected to a moving platform. I will drive the motor with PWM, the motor then move the platform from -a degree to a degree position.

There's an RPM setting for the motion speed need to be achieved, to do this everytime it reach the peak position (0 degree) I read the angular speed from gyro sensor that was attached in the platform, then procceed the value to PID controller.

I want to ask which one is the correct/better approach to drive the motor: (motor initially stop)

(1) Start from a MINIMUM duty cycle (let say ~30% is the minimum to make the platform move), then I increment the duty cycle at every time interval (e.g. +1% every 100 ms), when it reach 0 degree position I start braking by decrementing the duty cycle (e.g -2% every 100 ms), then stop the motor when reach the end position. That will be one cycle, then after every 1 cycle finished, I will calculate new value for the increment & decrement to achieve the RPM setting.

(2) From the start position, I drive the motor with constant duty cycle, then when reach 0 degree position start braking just like approach (1) using decrement. Then after every 1 cycle finished, I will calculate new value for the constant duty used, and also the decrement value when brakaing.

Which one is the better ALGORITHM with pros and cons?

Answer 1

You say that you're going to use a PID controller, but then you start talking about driving the motor's duty cycle directly. I believe that you do not understand what a PID controller is.

You should use a linear controller, possibly decorated with integrator anti-windup. Here's a basic block diagram that should work for you. The 'rotation' block is sort of fictitious; it's just there to go from the motor speed to motor position.

You do not need wacky sequencing with timers and if statements and hundreds of lines of code! You just need simple linear controllers, as mankind has been making for the last 100 years.

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